Building the Community Supported Agriculture movement across the UK

Joined December 2013
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CSAs continue to deliver public goods that supermarkets never could: fresh food grown with care, thriving ecosystems and meaningful work that brings people together. Check out our Annual Report to see the stories, numbers & people behind the year in CSA: communitysupportedagricultur…
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Join us for our AGM! Tuesday 14th October | 3-5pm | Online This is your chance to help shape the CSA Network’s work for the year ahead, connect with fellow members, share ideas and celebrate what we’ve achieved together. Come along if you're a member: calendar.app.google/KMQTAwR9…
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CSA Gatherings in Scotland & Wales this Sept 🌱 Farm tours, workshops, shared meals & time to connect 🌾 Edinburgh 13 Sept | Llanidloes 27 Sept 💷 £40–50 Info & booking 👉 communitysupportedagricultur… Please share with anyone you think could benefit from joining us!
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Quick turnaround for this one. The Fold Community Farm is looking for a head grower. The deadline for applications is Monday 20th January! Find out more: communitysupportedagricultur…

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CSA Network UK retweeted
Meet the speaker 🗣 Suzy Russell is Coordinator of the @CSANetwork. With a background in community development, the arts, environment and health and a skill for making new links and forging new collaborations she brings a new perspective to the food and farming world. In our upcoming webinar on succession planning she will be sharing some alternative models that might be considered in situations when there are no children choosing to farm. Register for the webinar via the RASE website to join live on 30th January 🗓 #FarmOfTheFuture #SuccessionPlanning
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CSA Network UK retweeted
Scaling up the market garden: Rita Oldenbourg Pitney Farm Market Garden (winner #YOFGY24) #ORFC25 We're in a crisis of viability for horticulture. Urgently need research into mixed horticulture, what systems are viable etc. @OGAgrowers @CSANetwork
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"Farmers must be properly supported to adapt and to become stewards of our land." Our Network Coordinator, Suzy Russell, has cosigned on a letter in @guardian, urging politicians to support the forthcoming climate and nature bill. theguardian.com/environment/…
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🎉 As a Climate and Nature Bill supporter, one of our New Year’s Resolutions is to help the #CANBill become a new law in 2025! Join us—ask your MP to vote for the CAN Bill at its second reading, Fri 24 January 👉 action.zerohour.uk (it takes 2 mins). 🐝 @zerohour_uk

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Our Masterclasses are back! 💚 Our mission is to have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) scheme in every neighbourhood in the UK. That's only going to happen with accessible inspiration, training and knowledge. Starting January 15th: communitysupportedagricultur…
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We're one of the signatories of this open letter
👀Now @ScotParl has passed legislation to revise Scotland's climate laws, there can be no more delay in robust, fair climate action that brings benefits to our health, economy, and planet. 🖊️Read our letter to @scotgovfm with over 70 other organisations: bit.ly/4fsPgEq
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Irrigation options can be daunting! It's easy for market gardeners to spend money on the wrong kit, which is exactly what we want to help CSA farms avoid. So our irrigation guide is now available for purchase for £7 including postage from our website: communitysupportedagricultur…
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We've recently contributed to a report on Community Models for Farm Ownership in collaboration with @StirToAction , @shared_assets and @ecolandcoop, examining the strengths and weaknesses of current models to begin outlining possible alternatives. communitysupportedagricultur…
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CSA Network UK retweeted
We are in design phase of a ‘membership basket’, optimised for CSA-style subscription management. If you’re part of a CSA style veg scheme then we’d love to hear about your biggest pain-points and how we might help solve them for you. @CSANetwork @BetterFoodTrade
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It's National Young Farmers Week! A celebration of all things @NFYFC. Today's focus is the work Young Farmers Clubs do to support careers in agriculture, regardless of background. Head over to their account to see what they're up to this week
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